He is SO cute!

The American Dream

About 2 months ago we decided to sell our house so we could move to a better neighborhood and get a bigger, nicer house. Our home has been for sale for 1 month and only 1 person has wanted to see it. From the beginning I prayed it wouldn't sell if we aren't supposed to move. Last week I started feeling like we shouldn't be moving. We need to be happy with what we have. We need to stop wanting bigger and better and just be content with where we are and all the wonderful things we do have. After talking and thinking and praying, we decided not to sell. We are going to stay in this great house (even better now all the little projects got finished) and enjoy our really nice neighbors. The schools here are bad, just plain bad, so I will have to drive to kids to a different school when the time comes. But for now, we are going to enjoy doing fun things as a family and going on vacations instead of paying a bigger mortgage. I feel such a sense of peace about staying here and being thankful for everything we do have instead of wanting more.

Camping pictures

Here a few of my favorite pictures from our trip. To see more, check out http://thecameramonkey.blogspot.com/ . He hasn't posted them yet, but he will soon.

My incredibly talented husband took all these pictures (big surprise), so thank you!

Camping

We had a great weekend camping in Zion National Park this past weekend. It was so fun watching the boys run and play in the dirt. We didn't shower for 3 days and it was awesome! The weather was perfect and the company was wonderful.

Check out the pictures on http://thecameramonkey.blogspot.com/

Chef Boy

My little Dude likes to help mommy cook. My mom brought this for him. He makes such a cute chef.

keep running mom

After a run last week we were playing in the front yard. I guess the little guy wanted to keep going.

If we decide to have a 3rd kid, at least I know I won't need a new stroller.

I'm a little behind

on my blog posts. I will try to catch up from the past month.

The boys got to watch Sesame Street while I took a few minutes to make dinner. They were pretty excited to lay on the floor with pillows and blankets AND watch TV!